New Delhi, Oct 30 (IANS) Indian households are gradually moving beyond spending primarily on food essentials, with non-food items and services now accounting for nearly two-thirds of total household consumption expenditure, a report said on Friday.
New Delhi, Oct 30 (IANS) China’s withdrawal from a proposed logistics hub at Sri Lanka’s Port of Colombo underlines the commercial and domestic political hurdles facing some Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) projects, a new report has said.
New Delhi, Oct 30 (IANS) Gold and silver traded up to 2 per cent lower on Friday amid rising expectations of a further rate hike by the US Federal Reserve.
New Delhi, Oct 30 (IANS) India’s clean energy transition is advancing rapidly to the 500 GW goal and requires a greater focus on climate investment, adaptation finance, technology cooperation and industrial competitiveness, an industry chamber said on Friday, ahead of the 11-day COP31 climate summit in Turkey starting on November 9.
New Delhi, Oct 30 (IANS) The Centre has notified the constitution of the National Social Security Boards for Unorganised Workers and Gig and Platform Workers to strengthen the social security framework for workers in the informal workforce, an official statement said on Friday.
Guwahati, Oct 30 (IANS) Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Friday announced that three leading hospitality brands -- Taj, Gateway and Ginger are set to establish hotels in Guwahati as part of a new partnership between Adani Airports and Indian Hotels Company Limited (IHCL).
New Delhi, Oct 30 (IANS) Equitas Small Finance Bank shares on Friday crashed 17 per cent on Friday, extending their two-day fall after CEO P N Vasudevan said he would resign amid conflict-of-interest concerns as his daughter runs a non-banking finance company.
New Delhi, Oct 30 (IANS) Binance on Friday said it has suspended deposits and withdrawals as it investigates a security incident with an estimated impact of around $6.3 billion.
New Delhi, Oct 30 (IANS) The government has significantly stepped-up public investment in the fisheries sector, committing Rs 39,272 crore through key schemes and programmes. These interventions are aimed at expanding infrastructure, strengthening production and post-harvest systems, and creating employment and livelihood opportunities for 74.66 lakh fishers and fish farmers across the country, according to an official statement on Friday.
New Delhi, Oct 30 (IANS) State-run Punjab National Bank (PNB) on Friday said it has taken serious cognisance of complaints regarding alleged financial irregularities involving certain fixed deposit (FD) and savings bank accounts at its Greater Noida branch and settled claims worth Rs 43 lakh so far.
